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F1 agrees head protection plan for 2017
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 00:00
Cockpit head protection will be introduced into Formula 1 in 2017, the sport's bosses agreed on Tuesday. A meeting of the rule-making F1 Commission approved plans to adopt a structure to protect drivers from debris, sour...
Hamilton lashes out at rules change plans
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 23:10
Defending Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has hit out at plans for a revolution in the sport's regulations in 2017 and claimed drivers' opinions should be more valued. Changes to the regulations hope to add mor...
Team talk: Day three at the first test
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 23:10
Catch up with what all the teams had to say following the third day of the opening pre-season test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen (3rd, 1:25.977, 78 laps) "The atmosphere in the team is quit...
Hulkenberg tops timesheets on Day 3
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 22:50
Whilst it is still far too early to be making predictions, little by little clues are beginning to emerge as to who should be hot and who might not come Melbourne. Whilst it has yet to top the timesheets, Mercedes is cle...
F1: Magnussen felt no rust on F1 return
Auto Sport - 24 Feb 2016 22:38
Kevin Magnussen said it did not take him long to get back up to speed when he returned to the Formula 1 cockpit with Renault in Barcelona testing
Kimi Raikkonen says new Ferrari already better than 2015 car
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 22:30
Kimi Raikkonen says the 2016 Ferrari Formula 1 car is already an improvement on its predecessor from last year. Raikkonen had his first run in the new SF16-H on Wednesday, completing 78 laps despite spending most of the ...
Magnussen was 'quite nervous' before Renault debut
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 22:30
XPB Images Kevin Magnussen admits he was "quite nervous" about driving an F1 car again ahead of his first day testing for Renault. The last time Magnussen drove an F1 car in anger was in Melbourne last year, where he ...
OTHER: Hanley to make comeback in ELMS
Auto Sport - 24 Feb 2016 22:28
Former Renault development driver Ben Hanley will end a five-year absence from the cockpit in this year's European Le Mans Series
Gene Haas brings his NASCAR recipe to F1
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 22:20
Gene Haas is entering Formula One carrying the same recipe that led him to success in NASCAR, confident it will be good enough to help him thrive in a sport where few Americans have prospered. The team owner is seeing hi...
F1: Hamilton: F1 taking wrong decisions
Auto Sport - 24 Feb 2016 22:19
Lewis Hamilton has criticised Formula 1's rulemakers, believing they have been making the wrong decisions for many years
Grosjean didn t expect to be second fastest
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 22:10
Romain Grosjean says he is very pleased with the progress being made with the new Haas VF-16 as he gave a small glimpse of the car's performance by setting the second fastest time of the day in F1 testing. Having given t...
New F1 qualifying format will create "chaos", says Massa
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 22:10
Felipe Massa reckons the new F1 qualifying rules are likely to cause "chaos" as frontrunners get it wrong and find themselves bumped out of the session. The Williams driver added that it was too early for him to decide i...
F1: Drivers lukewarm over qualifying plan
Auto Sport - 24 Feb 2016 22:07
Formula 1's qualifying revamp met a lukewarm response from drivers, with Daniel Ricciardo suggesting other areas of the championship need attention first
Magnussen feels in sync with Renault
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 22:00
Kevin Magnussen says Renault s new F1 challenger matches his driving style after enjoying his debut outing in the RS16 More »
F1: Mercedes won't use softs this week
Auto Sport - 24 Feb 2016 21:51
Mercedes will avoid showing its hand on the final day of the opening Formula 1 pre-season test, having opted not to use any soft tyres this week, Autosport has learned
Haas didn't achieve goals despite laptime - Grosjean
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 21:50
Romain Grosjean admits that Haas failed to achieved the mileage targets it set for the third day of Formula 1 pre-season testing, despite clocking in the second quickest time. Using soft tyres, Grosjean surged up the lea...
F1: Raikkonen happier with 2016 car
Auto Sport - 24 Feb 2016 21:40
Kimi Raikkonen says he is happier with the front end of Ferrari's new Formula 1 car than he was last year, following his first day in the SF16-H
Hamilton criticises F1's regulation changes
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 21:40
XPB Images Lewis Hamilton is not happy with new aerodynamic regulations designed to make cars faster in 2017. The new bodywork dimensions were released by the FIA on Wednesday following approval from the F1 Commission...
Hamilton unhappy with technical changes
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 21:30
Lewis Hamilton has given a damning verdict on the proposed technical regulation changes for 2017. The Mercedes driver has admitted that he doesn't agree with the changes to the car designs, which are likely to be impleme...
Hulkenberg admits Force India chasing performance
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 21:30
XPB Images Nico Hulkenberg admits Force India started trying to find out the potential of its new car on its way to setting the fastest time of testing on Wednesday. With Sergio Perez having been third fastest on day ...
Raikkonen: New Ferrari "already better" than 2015 car
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 21:30
Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen has stated that Ferrari's new SF16-H car has already surpassed its SF15-T predecessor after driving the new machine for the first time on Day 3 of the Barcelona test. Raikkonen took over fro...
Raikkonen: 'Painful to lose a lot of time'
Total F1 - 24 Feb 2016 21:20
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen didn't go as smoothly as he would have hoped, as his car was kept in the garage for most of the morning session. Raikkonen took over testing for Ferrari from Sebastian Vettel for Day 3; the Germa...